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The Big Five of the Veluwe Edition - Week 38 - 2022
The inverted flags weren't the only sign of distress as the king opened Parliament for what looks set to be a gruelling year. The speech was rewritte…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Last Call For Benschop Edition - Week 37 - 2022
As a winter of bankruptcies and financial lockdown draws nearer, the government dips into its pockets to help households struggling with their energy…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Only The Headlines Edition - Week 36 - 2022
The entire podcast team abandoned Paul by fleeing abroad, so no hour long episode as usual but only a brief overview of this week’s headlines. Agricu…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Johan Remkes For Dictator Edition - Week 35 - 2022
Exactly 350 years after the disaster year of 1672, the government faces an energy crisis, a refugee accommodation crisis and a nitrogen pollution cri…
3 years, 9 months ago
The Six Degrees of Johan Remkes Edition - Week 27 - 2022
Farmers this week stepped up their protests against the government's nitrogen policy by blocking deliveries of food to supermarkets. That was especia…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Sledgehammer Diplomacy Edition - Week 26 - 2022
Farmers stepped up their protests this week, bringing two cows to The Hague to illustrate the effect of the government's nitrogen reduction plans. On…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Big Farmageddon Edition - Week 25 - 2022
After a two-year ceasefire during the pandemic, farmers warn their tractors are not for turning as a new wave of protests begins against the governme…
4 years ago
The Speedy Boarding for Russian Spies Edition - Week 24 - 2022
It was the week the Dutch government discovered the truth of what a famous Scotsman once said about the best laid plans of mice and men. Schiphol air…
4 years ago
The 1922 Boomers and Bangers Edition - Week 23 - 2022
The Netherlands needs to ramp up its efforts to cut nitrogen pollution, including measures to reduce the agriculture sector, nature minister Christia…
4 years ago
The Great Pencil and Baboon Migration Edition - Week 22 - 2022
In a week dominated by queues and logjams, Schiphol airport struck a deal with ground staff to try to avoid a summer of misery for air passengers. Du…
4 years ago